Coronial

188 results for vehicle design and safety

NSWcommunity2015-11-26

Inquest into the deaths of Donald EVELEIGH, Angela STACKMAN, FW, ML

Quad bike and side-by-side vehicle rollover accidents resulting in drowning, asp…

This NSW inquest examined 9 deaths from quad bike and side-by-side vehicle rollover accidents between 2009–2015 involving deceased aged 7–68 years. Victims were …

occupational and environmental healthpathologysystemalcohol
QLD2010-05-21

Welburn, Dale Robert and McPherson, Kerri Leigh

29y · Unknown·Dale Robert Welburn: Haemorrhage due to ruptured aorta and severe leg injuries d…

Two people aged 29 died in a multi-vehicle road traffic accident at a poorly designed intersection on the Bruce Highway near Childers, Queensland. T…

VIC2015-09-07

Finding into death of Sharmaine Vera Blyth

19y · Female·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)

Sharmaine Blyth, a 19-year-old experienced driver, died in a motor vehicle collision on a rural Victoria road in wet conditions. She lost control of her vehicle on a moderate right…

QLD2014-06-05

Bennett, Scott Anthony

46y · Male·Hypovolaemic shock due to haemothorax and pneumothorax due to multiple rib fract…

…is 4WD towing a caravan collided head-on with a jack-knifing road train on wet roads near Jondaryan, Queensland. The road train driver braked heavily due to traffic buildup at an intersection, causing the unloaded artic…

systemdelay
VIChospital2015-01-22

Finding into death of Valerie Beryl McNeil

77y · Female·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact — driver)

Valerie McNeil, 77, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. She failed to give way at a T-intersection (Wollaston Road/Mortlake Road) when turning right i…

emergency medicineforensic medicinecarbamazepine
VIChospital2015-04-14

Finding into death of Bryan Joseph Clothier

74y · Male·Head injury in motor vehicle incident

A 74-year-old man using a motorised mobility scooter was struck by a motor vehicle at a T-intersection in Rye, Victoria. He sustained a severe head injury with right subdural haemorrhage a…

neurosurgerytrauma surgery
VIC2010-08-03

Finding into death of Drew William Ritchie

14y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (passenger)

Five Victorians died in a motor vehicle collision on the Cairo-Alexandria Road in Egypt when a tour bus ran off the roadway after passing through…

systemdelay
VIChospital2018-06-28

Finding into death of Eugene William Twining

88y · Male·Ischaemic bowel in a man with fractured pelvis secondary to a motor vehicle inci…

An 88-year-old man with mild cognitive impairment and recent depressive symptoms ran in front of a stationary truck on Burke Road Melbourne and was struck. He wa…

trauma surgeryintensive caremorphine
VIC2022-07-20

Finding into death of Ludmila Sezonenko

63y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)

A 63-year-old woman died from multiple injuries sustained when struck by a vehicle on the Monash Freeway while attempting to assist occupants of a crashed vehicle. She exited her car and c…

VICcommunity2018-02-13

Finding into death of Nicole Amanda Chatfield

45y · Female·Multiple injuries (motor vehicle impact — driver)

Nicole Chatfield, 45, died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision when her car failed to stop at a stop sign and was hit by another vehicle travelling at approxi…

citalopram
ACT2017-12-07

AN INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF JACOB JAMES KELLY

24y · Male·Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle collision with retaining wall

Jacob Kelly, a 24-year-old man, died by suicide when he intentionally drove a vehicle at high speed into a retaining wall at the intersection of Mount Ainslie Drive and Fairbairn Avenue, Camp…

VICcommunity2014-06-03

Finding into death of Michael (Miroslav) Cicmil

44y · Male·Effects of fire and smoke inhalation

A 44-year-old male died from fire and smoke inhalation following a single-vehicle motor collision on a wet road at high speed (≥117 km/h) in a 60…

forensic medicineemergency medicinecannabis
VIC2018-11-29

Finding into death of Vicki Evelyn Webster

63y · Female·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident

Vicki Webster, a 63-year-old woman, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Lake Rowan Road, Victoria. She swerved to the left to pass an oncoming vehicle, overcorrected…

systemdelay
VICcommunity2014-10-29

Finding into death of Margaret Pace

79y · Female·Head and chest injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision

A 79-year-old woman died in a motor vehicle collision when her vehicle pulled out from a median crossover onto the Western Freeway at night without y…

system
VIChome2024-12-04

Finding into death of Chloe Amy Abigail Moore

1y · Female·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident

Chloe Moore, aged 16 months, died from head injuries sustained when struck by her father's utility vehicle reversing in the driveway of their rural property. While reversing, the father did not see the child due …

emergency medicinetrauma surgery
NSWcommunity2015-02-27

Inquest into the death of Jake Robert INNES

21y · Male·Blunt force injuries to head and neck sustained in motor vehicle crash

Jake Robert Innes, 21 years old, died from blunt force injuries to his head and neck after losing control of a vehicle during a police interception attempt. The crash occurred on a wet ro…

QLD2005-08-15

Cook, Robert Edward

49y · Male·head injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision

Robert Edward Cook, 49, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision with a motorised bicycle at a roundabout intersection on 12 December 2003, dying 9 days later o…

VIC2012-11-01

Finding into death of Justin Daniel Smith

35y · Male·Head injuries - motor bike accident

…ed onto the road through damaged fencing. The aftermarket headlamp assembly did not comply with Australian Design Rules and lacked the defined conical beam necessary for safe night riding on unlit roads. The coroner foun…

cannabis
VIChome

Finding into death of Master L

8y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident

A child aged approximately 8 years died from multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident at a residential property. While reversing a stationary vehicle after receiving a phone call, th…

VICcommunity2025-08-04

Finding into death of Moustafa Aboueid

28y · Male·Head injuries sustained in an electric scooter incident

…000W motors, 65 km/h capable) while riding at 50-60 km/h on a residential road. He was not wearing a helmet and may have been distracted by earphones/phone. He encountered a speed hump while traveling significantly fast…

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